Editor's Take: Finding 'Common Ground' - Manitobe Co-Operator

Editor's Take: Finding 'Common Ground'  Manitobe Co-Operator

As Brandon residents brace for a property tax increase, the Brandon Police Service is preparing to spend nearly half a million dollars on body-worn cameras as part of a multi-year technology upgrade.

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba has reprimanded a Winnipeg doctor who failed to conduct physical examinations of three patients, refused to prescribe psychiatric medication to a fourth and would not see a fifth patient without her mother present even though that patient was an adult.

Winter on the Prairies means you should be prepared with an emergency kit in your vehicle. CBC Manitoba weather specialist Riley Laychuk breaks down what you should have in yours.

Manitoba will be under a mostly sunny sky on Thursday. There is some warmer air moving in for the weekend, but with it comes precipitation.

Indigenous leaders on both sides of the border are advising their citizens on how to deal with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents if approached.

The City of Winnipeg is launching a pilot project that could see certain derelict and vacant properties developed into affordable housing meant for homeownership. The program could see some city-owned lots transferred to Manitoba Housing, with a goal of building and renovating homes there with help from social enterprises.

The trial of a Brandon police officer accused of leaving a woman with a broken collarbone after an August 2023 incident began Wednesday with the video of her arrest being played for the court.

A Winnipeg councillor says the province, municipalities and school divisions all have a role to play in building new and replacing aging school play structures.

Officials are scrambling to find classroom spaces and supplies for hundreds of students from a Manitoba First Nation who lost their school in a fire this week.

Child protection experts says those working in Manitoba schools under limited teaching permits need to be held accountable in the same way those with regular teaching certificates are.

Mark Edward Grant, who was acquitted of the 1984 murder of 13-year-old Candace Derksen in Winnipeg, made a brief video appearance in a Vancouver courtroom Wednesday on charges including unlawful confinement and sexual assault.

The initials of late Cathy Merrick will be included in the name of a Perimeter Aviation aircraft as a tribute by the airline to the former grand chief's legacy.

Manitoba’s first seniors’ advocate says she's already gotten a flurry of inquiries from the public, despite the fact her office won't be fully functional until 2027.

Winnipeg police are asking the public for help finding a missing 90-year-old man who was last seen near Polo Park mall early Wednesday morning.

A missing 90-year-old man who was last seen near Polo Park mall early Wednesday morning has been found after a Silver Alert was issued, Winnipeg police said.

A Ukrainian newcomer attacked on a Winnipeg street corner two years ago died from "extensive blood loss" after being stabbed.

Four of the five available berths were secured Wednesday as Canada's Kerri Einarson, Manitoba's Beth Peterson, Nova Scotia's Christina Black and Alberta's Selena Sturmay all earned wins at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Mississauga, Ont.'s Paramount Fine Foods Centre.

Canada's Kerri Einarson posted a 13-2 win over Nicky Kaufman of the Northwest Territories to secure a playoff spot at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Mississauga, Ont.

A 37-year-old man is wanted in connection with a crash in western Manitoba that killed three people last summer, including the bassist of indie-pop band Royal Canoe and his partner.

The Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology is winding down operations over the course of the next year as a result of declining enrolment.

The Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology is winding down operations over the course of the next year as a result of declining enrolment.

Two women in their 20s are dead after their vehicles collided head-on on Highway 8, police say.

A stretch of Nairn Avenue is icy and closed both ways Wednesday morning as fire crews put out a blaze in a nearby building.

Mark Scheifele scored his 26th goal of the season, reigning MVP Connor Hellebuyck stopped 26 of the 29 shots he faced, and the Winnipeg Jets ended their two-game skid by beating the New Jersey Devils 4-3 on Tuesday night.

A union representing workers at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights hopes it will find ways to create savings that don't come at the cost of employees as the federal government reins in spending.

A surgeon at Winnipeg's Victoria Hospital says new technology being used to upgrade a surgical suite will make operations run smoother and lead to better outcomes for patients.

Riley Laychuk's Manitoba forecast for Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026  Yahoo News Canada

A Manitoba couple is reviving the use of wild yeast in bread-making after rediscovering techniques used by a great-grandmother in eastern Europe.

Immigration cuts force Manitoba to refocus nominee program on workers already in the province  CBC